Hose stand base



y 4, 1948. c. J. HAUCK 2,440,745 HOSE STAND BASE Filed Dec. 9, 1944 INVENTOR CORNE L I US J. HAUCK ATTORN EYS Patented May 4, 1948 U NIT ED STATES O F FEIC-Ef HGSE STAND BA-SE Cornelius. 1.. Hauck, Cincinnati, Ohio Application December 9, 1944, Serial No. 567 485 2 Claims. (Cl. 248-8-1J Still another object of the invention isto provide a sprinkling stand'that is adapted to beused ti'onal'. hose and nozzle which is i n'eislri'ensiveto manufacture.

Further objects and advantages will become apparent. from: the drawings. and following description.

Eigure 1 is a perspective elevational-viewlof the sprinkling. stand of this invention.

Figure :2 is a. perspective. elevatlonal: view of the sprinkling stander this invention showing the manner of manufacturing the same from metai tubing,

Figure 3 11s. a cross-sectional: View of the cross arm. of the stand showing a .mod'ified arrangement of'the hose clamp.

Figure 4.is atop elevationalview of'a still further modified arrangement of ah'ose clamp: for attaching the hose to the crosslarmz ofthe stand sorthat :thenozzle can. b'BfldjllSfiEd.

Figure 5 .isca perspective elevational view of a mechanism for positioning the hose upon the cross arm.v

Many of the commercial sprinkling devices that aremanufactured areadapted to throw a conical spray wherein the axis of the cone stands vertically. While these devices maybe satisfactory for sprinkling large flat areas yet they are not fully satisfactory for sprinkling areas beneath low bushes, nor can they sprinkle the. areas heneath the low bushes simultaneouslywith sprinkling other areas behind the bushes. Also;.,when

water istobe thrown a substantial distancathe Cal taneously. The sprinkling: standv is; fully adiusta. .ble: to permit theznozzle or the :gardenhose to be placed. at any desirable height; within ithewlimits of the. sprinkling stand. andrto .permitthe; nozzle to throw water in: any angular direction around the. clocks It: will: also 4 be recognized :thatwhen the usual. type .ofcgardem lIc'se: nozzle is usedflthat any type ofwater'discharge. camba ohtainedjrom .a; fine; conical: spray to; a strong single stream. Tlms; the: use of? a garden. hose anctmozzle "provices .a combination, whemused. with the; sprinkling stand. of thissinventionthat .allowsean unusual; variation. in oontrolr over thevtype o1? spna'y .orstream. toberused sprinkling; as we'll. as the locatiorrto which itzistobethrown.

In .thisainventionz the sprinkling stand illusztratedi inFigurecl .consistsvof a horizontal rbarnifl that zistlprovided'. with. legs H. and; t2; positioned at right. angles to the bar i [t and secured. thereto in. any suitable manners upright bar 4m car .ried upon. the /horizontal bar k9? by means ot a bracket; 154', a. bolt amt'thmnb screwtlE-extending through thebracket Mandthe upright rbar l3 to hol'dfthei same imposition. relativerto thes'horiizontalfbar I10 A cross? arm is is carrieduponthe yerticalsbar that is adapted torbe secured. thereonJby'mea-ns of about W and. a thumb screw [8. bolt 1:1 extends: through :a slot t3. extending longitudi; nally in the vertical: bar r31 to adjuststhe vertical position i of the: cross: arm. iii, and; alsmtopermit angular adjustment of the crossarmjii: relative to the vertical bar" I 3 aihosezclamp. is secured'on one end of. the cross. arm t6 and in which: the nozzle; endrof the garden. hose is adapted: to be positioned as illustrated in. dash'lines. The-oppositeendflof the cross arms: liS carries: a small vertical iba-riz t which retains the-garden hoseluponithesendi ofither. cross arm t6 asdtdrapes toltheground.'

F'romsthe: foregoingzdescnlption it will be apparent that when the nozzle ofthe garden hose issetafor a conieali spray' andr theinozzle is posi tioned in a borizontalsdirection vas-'illustrated in Figure 1, that the spray from thenozzle will throwbeneath :low bushes aswell as over the top of same and thereby provide a more satisfactory coverage-of the area to sprinkled. also, asthe cross arm l fi isrotated in a clockwise direction; the conical sprayirom' the'nozzle-of the garden hose can' be used for sprinklin-gbroacf flat areas', much in the manner as the conventional stationary conical sprays. However, since the cross 1 5 i'sadjustable-vertically, the height to which the conical spray is thrown by-thenozzle will tie-substantially increased, and thereby allow the conical spray to throw over low bushes. If it is desired to throw a stronger stream of water from the nozzle of the garden hose to reach areas behind relatively tall bushes, the nozzle of the garden hose can be adjusted toward the single stream position and thereby increase the throwing power of the stream. By properly adjusting the angular position of the cross arm l6, and its height relative to the ground, any sprinkling condition can be met for placing water in just the right areas for the desired sprinkling.

The sprinkling stand of this invention is also sufiiciently compact that it can be folded into a small unit and readily stored in an inconspicuous place, the adjusting thumb screws l and I8 allowing for folding of the sprinkling stand.

In the arrangement of the device illustrated in Figure 2, the sprinkling stand is constructed from metal tubing, while the device illustrated in Figure 1 may preferably be constructed from wood, but could be constructed from metal bars if desired.

In the device illustrated in Figure 2, the stand consists of a horizontal bar 30 that has the two bars 3| and 32 attached thereto by means of suitable bolts and thumb screws 33 and 34. A vertical post 35 is attached to the horizontal bar 35 by means of a bolt and thumb screw 36. The vertical bar 35 consists of a lower tube 31 in which an upper tube 38 telescopes. The upper tube 38 carries a bolt having a. thumb screw 33 on the end thereof for passage in the slot 40 in the lower tube 31 whereby to allow for adjustment of the upper tube 38 vertically relative to the lower tube. I

A cross arm 4| is carried upon the upper end of the upper tube 38 by means of a bolt and thumb screw 42. One end of the cross arm 4| carries a hose clamp 43 in which a garden hose canbe placed in the same manner as illustrated in Figure l, and one end of the cross arm 4| carries a vertical pin 44 to hold the garden hose upon the cross arm 4| as it drapes to the ground, It. will be apparent from the foregoing description that the operation of the device illustrated in Figure 2 will be the same as that described with regard to the device illustrated in Figure 1. The thumb screws 33, 34, 36, 39 and 42, or suitable bolts used in place of the thumb screws, provide for disassembly of the various elements of the stand to permit its storage in a small space.

In Figure 4 there is illustrated a slightly modified arrangement of a clamp for holding the nozzle upon the cross arm I6 or 4| of the sprinkling stand. In this device the cross arm 50 carries the hose clamp 5| that is secured to the cross arm 59 by means of the bolt 52 and the thumb screw 53. The clamp 5| is a spring clamp type of device adapted to partially surround the rear end of a nozzle 54 that is attached to the garden hose 55. It will be noted that the clamp 5| is constructed and arranged to hold the adjustable portion 55 of the nozzle 54 in spaced relation to the cross arm 50 so that the nozzle 54 can be adjusted for any type of water discharge desired.

In Figure 3 there is shown a slightly modified arrangement of the spring clamp device'as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 wherein the clamping member consists of two sheets spring members 60 and BI that are attached to the cross arm Ida by means of the bolt 62 and thumb screw 63.

In Figure 5 there is shown a slightly modified arrangement of apparatus for holding the garden hose on the end of the cross arm opposite to the end to which the nozzle of the garden hose is attached. The arrangement consists of three pins 10, 1| and 12 arranged in a substantially tri- 4 angular arrangement and secured tothe cross arm I 6b, the garden hose being adapted to be carried over the pin 13, under the pin and over the pin 12 to thereby'hold the garden hose upon the cross arm |6b by the spring that is normally within the conventional flexible garden hose.

.While the apparatus disclosed and described herewith constitutes the preferred form of the invention yet it will be understood that the apparatus is capable of alteration without departing from the spirit of the invention and that all modifi-cations that fall within the scope of the appended claims will be included herein.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A sprinkling stand consisting of, a base member, a vertical upright support member having one end thereof pivotally attached to said base memberat substantially the center point thereof, a cross arm carried on said vertical upright member in a position thereon to allow extension of said member above said arm, means extending through said cross arm and said vertical upright member pivotally attaching said cross arm substantially at the center point thereof to said member for adjustment of the angular position of said cross arm with respect to the vertical upright member, means in said upright member for providing for vertical adjustment of said arm-thereon, a hose clamp on one end of said cross arm, and pin means extending upwardly from the opposite end of said arm to prevent a hose draped over said arm between said pin and said upright member from sliding off said arm.

2. A sprinkling stand consisting of, a base member comprising a main bar having cross-bars pivotally attached thereto at opposite ends thereof and arranged substantially in a common plane, a vertical upright support member having one end thereof pivotally attached to said main bar at substantially the center point thereof, a cross arm carried on said vertical upright member in a position thereon to allow extension of said member above said arm, means extending through said cross arm and said vertical upright member pivotally attaching said cross arm substantially at the center point thereof to said member for adjustment of the angular position of said cross arm with respect to the vertical upright member, means in said upright member for providing for vertical adjustment of said arm thereon, a hose clamp for one end of said cross arm, and pin means extending upwardly from the opposite end of said arm to prevent a hose draped over said arm between said pin and said upright member from sliding ofi said arm.

CORNELIUS J. HAUCK.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent? UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,425,067 Stone Aug. 8, 1922 2,077,663 Brlst01 Apr. 20, 1937 FOREIGN PATENTS Y Number 4 Country Date 29,956 Australia Nov. 5, 1930 

